1. ADOPTION

2. GOD MAKES HIS PEOPLE HIS CHILDREN But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law... so that we might receive adoption as children. --GALATIANS 4:4-5 (NRSV)

3. HOW TO INSERT VIDEO 1. Select “Insert” > “Movies and Sounds” > “Movie from File” > Navigate to saved clip, select “OK” 2. Drag corners to fill this slide 3. Delete these instruction boxes. DOWNLOAD “ADOPTION” VIDEO and SAVE TO YOUR COMPUTER 1. Create a file for “Christmas Child” video clips on your computer. 2. Right click link and select "Save Target As" (aka "Save Link As") 3. Navigate "Save in" to your folder and click "Save" 4. Clips are high quality Mpg1 format Link for downloadable clip: http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/christmas_child/cc- adopted.mpg http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/christmas_child/cc- adopted.mpg INSERT “ADOPTION” VIDEO ON THIS SLIDE.

4. OUR ADOPTION IS OPEN – NO SECRET John 1:12 (NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.

5. Galatians 3:26 (NLT) So you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

6. Romans 8:17 (NLT) And since we are his children, we will share his treasures—for everything God gives to his Son, Christ, is ours, too. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.

7. Romans 8:38 (NLT) And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away.